AS A FRESHMAN: Rowed majority of spring season with the second novice eight boat, before moving to the novice eight boat at the BIG EAST Championships ... earned a pair of third-place results in the first event of the season against Duke and Buffalo, finishing in 5:36.5 in the first heat and 5:41.2 in the second ... against Michigan and Michigan State, placed third after stopping the clock at 7:35.3 ... stepped into the novice four boat the following day, finishing third against Buffalo and Purdue with a mark of 9:18.8 ... later rowed again with the second novice eight, knocking off Purdue with a clip of 8:02.8 ... placed second in the novice four grand final at the BIG EAST Championships, trailing Villanova, after recording a mark of 8:51.112 ... at the Central/South Sprints, qualified for the petite finals and raced to a fifth-place results after registering a 7:46.32 clip ... opened up her fall season racing with the Notre Dame "B" novice eight boat at the Irish's home meet ... helped her crew to a third-place finish in flight two against Indiana, Iowa and Michigan State, stopping the clock at 15:14.90.

PREP AND PERSONAL: Graduated from Cretin-Derham Hall in St. Paul, Minn. ... attended the same high school as current Irish football player Michael Floyd ... born June 11, 1991 in Hanau, Germany ... daughter of Tim (a 1983 Notre Dame graduate) and Leslie Connelly ... aunt, Maureen Kirk, also attended Notre Dame and is a member of the class of 1993 ... has two siblings: Megan and Patrick ... enrolled in the First Year of Studies.